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Explore Kolkata
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Bishnupur |
| Bishnupur, a sleepy backwater town around 150 km northwest of Kolkata, is a famous centre of Bengali learning, renowned above all for its Exquisite Terricotta Temples. Bishnupur's long tradition of temple building has its roots in the basic form of the domestic hut. Translated into temple architecture, built of bricks, as stone was rarely available, and faced with finely carved terracotta decoration, the temples combine striking simplicity of form with Vibrant texture. |
